grammarshop Russell Clepper
Northside Independant School District ESL instructor, songwriter
http://www.nisd.net/cableww/esl.htm
 
               
G R A M M A R S H O P.......................................

Welcome to my Northwest Vista students!

And to all my Northside adult ed students...Welcome back!
               


Choose an activity below and...have fun!

NOTE:  Before doing the "Pancho" activities, become familiar with the song first.  You can listen to it by clicking on the www.townesvanzandt.com link near the bottom of this page.  Listen to it several times.  You can also view the lyrics by... 1)choosing "Pancho 2" in the activities section below and... 2)when the first page appears, click on "list of terms".
My Quia activities and quizzes
What's my verb?
https://www.quia.com/pop/15646.html
Verb/subject agreement and/or verb tense discrimination. Simple present, simple past, present continuous, past continuous
Past Tense Challenge
https://www.quia.com/jg/161307.html
Match base forms of verbs with their past tense forms.
Pancho #1
https://www.quia.com/rd/5345.html
Putting events in chronological order. Based on the song "Panco and Lefty" by Townes Van Zandt. (See appropriate link below to listen to a version of this song as sung by Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson).
Pancho #2
https://www.quia.com/jg/184389.html
Match beginnings and endings of lines from "Pancho and Lefty", by Townes Van Zandt.
Pancho #3
https://www.quia.com/rr/21466.html
Put your understanding of "Pancho and Lefty" to the test. Read the questions and choose the correct answers.
When the Past is in the Present
https://www.quia.com/pop/21702.html
Verb tense discrimination: present, past and present perfect.
Modal Madness 2
https://www.quia.com/rr/26333.html
Test your understanding and practice use of must, have to, would, could, etc.
Modal Madness 1
https://www.quia.com/jg/204284.html
Match modal(helping)verbs and their definitions.
More Present Perfect Practice
https://www.quia.com/pop/24796.html
Practice use of adverbs with present perfect: still, yet, ever, never, etc.
Opposites Attract
https://www.quia.com/jg/217119.html
Study of 40 pairs of antonyms.
Useful links
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